Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-01-13
The LEGISLATURE
Assemblies and Effects q Partial
Organizations How the Plums
Were Divided.
Special to The Alert.l

Special to The Alert.l
| BISMARCK, Jan. 1.-The legislatul
assembled at noon today and immediate
ly proceeded to put in operation the re
suits of the caucus work of several har
days and nights. The house presents
granger appearance, but sensible soil
impression IS gained IF the member
who are nearly all new men. Th
farmers of the house, as they have beel
already designated, held long caucu
Monday night, lasting into the morning
hours. No railroad man, or party witt
pass, or agent of any monopoly could &c
near the door, although several attempts
were made. What the meaning of thi:
sudden bunchlng of the farmers inf1u-
ences is, no fellow seems able to find out.
The result of the election for speaker
of the house was a surprise to nearly
everybody. g. G. Crosse, of Hyde county,
vas elected after a sharp wrangle by
twenty five votes, he voting one Of them
himself. He is strictly South Dakota
man, farmer and pleasant, decided
looking man, with pervading air of
horse sense surrounding him. lie wears
! colorec shirt and had no necktle on yes
! terday, but seemed to be unconscious,of
any thing except bis sudden succeFs and
upheaval into notor1e:y. This was about
all the house did yesterday afternoon.
The fight was between Williams, of Bis
marck and the gentlemen who won.
The house adjourned until II O'Clock
tomorrow, and the candidates for
positions have all night in which to get
their work In. Major Hamilton, of Grand
Forks, seems. to be.ahead for chief clerk
"a position IN which his abilities and
experience abundantly qualify him. The
other minor offices will, also be deter
mined upon tomorrow.
THE COUNCIL
A different aspect characteriZes the
council from the large farmer element of
the house. Here the calling. and voca.
tions of the members is decidedly mixed
fair share of professional men being
noticed. The council caucused long and
arduously, had several splits, but IN the
election of presiding officer, Mathews of
Brookings county, the council showed
wisdom and justice. He is said to be an
able man, and popular gentleman.
jamestown and the 22nd Gist. has been
exceedingly fortunate IN the organization
of the council. Mr. Dodge has shown his
cleverness from the start, and parties
claim for HIM and his co-laborers much
of the credit of the organization, as sew
eral times during the caucus the case
seemed hopeless and several members left
only to be induced to come back and
participate in the program which was
carried out today. In the appointment
of the various committees Mr.. Dodge has
received his full quota of honors, being
made member of the judiciary, appro-
priation, railroad, and chairman of the
committee on charitable and penal insti-
tutions. This presages great satisfaction
to the jamestown people, whose splendid
asylum record has received great atten-
ton from a number of members here.
The importance of the committees and
the selection OF MIR. Dodge as chairman
OF the one SO peculiarly effecting James
town, has caused him to be the recipient
of many congratulations from his friends
here today.
4. E. Wallace was successful in getting
the assistant clerkshlp OF the council,
and is also looking as cheerful and gay as
young girl.
Ted Kingsbury gets the ch ief clerkshIp
of the council. e. W. Startling, clever
newspaper man and one of the pro-
pr,etors of the euterprls,g Aberdeen
News, ls chief enrolling and en-
crossing clerk. Mr.. Troy, Of the
Wahpeton Globe, seargant of arms, and
Sidney Hit2man, OF Valley City. assist
ant sargent at arms.
Governor Church is making his way
into the good graces OF his people with
remarkable progress. His genial manner,
dashing, handsome carriage, and good
looks pass him into the immediate good
will of all who meet the new governor.
Governor Pierce has sent his message to
the newspapers, and intended to deliver
it today, but the ways of the house are
already peculiar, and they adjourned
until noon tomorrow, without giving
his excellency chance to fire bis recon-
mendations into the members. Everybody
is joking the genial governor about the
m,scue today.
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